Heres another threat to would really suck http://www.pcworld.com/article/161941/nasty_new_worm_targets_home_routers_cable_modems.html
Viruses that infect your home routers!!!! On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected]> wrote: > > Rule #1 does apply very much these days: keep all your systems uptodate. > even > just installing SP3 is not enough, you have to run the updates every > patch-tuesday. > > a good tool i used to use was autopatcher, as it allows to downlaod the > update > only once. i got a copy from 2 moths back (i think), which has all patches > post SP3 with it. > > If people are interested, let me know, i have to find a way to make it > available. > > if anyone is a total hero, he figures out how to point the autopatcher > executable to an alternative download source (a non samba share). In that > case, we could build an M$ cache as well. Only problem being, its illegal. > but eh, everything in our line of business can be made illegal on the spot > these days) > > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 782 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > > Be a professional website builder: www.easysites.ug > > > On Thursday 26 March 2009 17:04:05 McTim wrote: > > On 3/26/09, Peter Lubambula <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sure this isn't an elaborate April Fool's joke? > > > > Quite sure, Internet infrastructure folks are very concerned. > > > > Noah will have more when he comes back from the IETF meeting, I think > > there was a meeting there about Conficker mediation. Simon is > > correct, this is a great time to evangelise FOSS. > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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